Over the past 20 years, the automotive industry has made great advances in vehicle safety. Although these changes increase occupants’ chances of survival during a crash, they also increase hazards for ...

A worst case scenario situation can happen before you even arrive at an emergency scene and this is a type of saving our own that is well beyond a rapid intervention emergency drill or event.

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - All too often traffic crashes leave vehicles mangled and unrecognizable. In many of these situations, the quick work of first responders is the difference between life and death.

LE MARS, Iowa (KTIV) - Area fire departments underwent intensive heavy vehicle extrication training Oct. 11 and 12, learning critical skills to rescue individuals trapped in vehicles. The 14-hour ...

Today’s vehicles are well equipped to try to keep drivers safe during a crash and include safety equipment like airbags and other technologies. Unfortunately, this can sometimes impede the progress of ...

Mark Cholach shares the play-by-play of a complex extrication faced by Henrietta, NY, crews during arduous weather conditions. Crews used hydraulic tools and reciprocating saws to cut away parts of ...

SUPERIOR TWP., Mich., April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai America Technical Center's (HATCI) EHS department hosted an extrication training for local firefighters at the company's Safety Test and ...

As part of a kitchen table discussion, particularly for departments on a limited budget, responders commonly ask the question, “If you could only have several extrication-related tools, what would ...